Schwartz BUSHBY MM-1 N484N
20 April 1991 · Ephrata, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 April 1991 at about 20:00 local time, a Schwartz BUSHBY MM-1 registered N484N, operated by Raymond G. Schwartz, was involved in an accident near Ephrata, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ephrata, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- 47.2705, -119.5899
- Aircraft
- Schwartz BUSHBY MM-1
- Registration
- N484N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Raymond G. Schwartz
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ephrata → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA91LA091
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL AFTER HE INITIATED A MANEUVER AT LOW ALTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT OF AN AMATEUR-BUILT BUSHBY 'MIDGET MUSTANG' LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AT LOW ALTITUDE, WHILE CIRCLING HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW'S RESIDENCE. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO AN OPEN FIELD MOMENTS AFTER THE WINGS WERE ROLLED LEVEL FROM A STEEP BANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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